Bulgaria vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
5.6%
in 2023
Spain
5.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Spain rank
27th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.6% against 5.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 6.0% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.0% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bulgaria or Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 5.6% against 5.4% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release